Global Patent Index - EP 1124506 B1

EP 1124506 B1 20080227 - MEDICAL GRAFT CONNECTOR AND METHODS OF MAKING AND INSTALLING SAME

Title (en)

MEDICAL GRAFT CONNECTOR AND METHODS OF MAKING AND INSTALLING SAME

Title (de)

MEDIZINISCHER TRANSPLANTATVERBINDER UND SEINE HERSTELLUNGS- UND EINFÜHRVERFAHREN

Title (fr)

CONNECTEUR MEDICAL DE GREFFE ET PROCEDES DE FABRICATION ET DE POSITIONNEMENT ASSOCIES

Publication

EP 1124506 B1 20080227 (EN)

Application

EP 99971690 A 19991105

Priority

  • US 9925929 W 19991105
  • US 18733598 A 19981106

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0027311A1] A medical graft connector for connecting an end of a tubular graft conduit to a side wall of a patient's existing tubular body conduit via an aperture in the side wall thereof has a first plurality of fingers configured to engage an interior surface of the side wall of the existing conduit. A second plurality of fingers is configured to engage an exterior surface of the side wall of the existing conduit. A third plurality of fingers is received in an interior lumen of the graft conduit, and a fourth plurality of fingers is configured to pierce the graft conduit. The connector is radially deformable between a first size and a second size.

IPC 8 full level

A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/11 (2006.01); A61F 2/04 (2006.01); A61F 2/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61B 17/11 (2013.01 - EP US); A61F 2/88 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 17/064 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/0641 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/1135 (2013.01 - EP US); A61F 2220/0008 (2013.01 - EP US); A61F 2230/005 (2013.01 - EP US); A61F 2230/0054 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (examination)

WO 9855027 A2 19981210 - VASCULAR SCIENCE INC [US]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0027311 A1 20000518; AT E387154 T1 20080315; AU 1466300 A 20000529; DE 69938249 D1 20080410; DE 69938249 T2 20080612; EP 1124506 A1 20010822; EP 1124506 B1 20080227; ES 2299279 T3 20080516; JP 2002529140 A 20020910; JP 4203934 B2 20090107; US 2004030348 A1 20040212; US 6152937 A 20001128; US 6508822 B1 20030121; US 6599303 B1 20030729; US 6620176 B1 20030916; US 6673084 B1 20040106; US 8632555 B2 20140121

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9925929 W 19991105; AT 99971690 T 19991105; AU 1466300 A 19991105; DE 69938249 T 19991105; EP 99971690 A 19991105; ES 99971690 T 19991105; JP 2000580546 A 19991105; US 18733598 A 19981106; US 55047200 A 20000414; US 63721303 A 20030807; US 66395500 A 20000919; US 66544000 A 20000919; US 69563900 A 20001024